Arsenal vs Wolves Prediction & Betting Tips (17 August)

89 points were not enough, nor was the series of 6 straight victories to end the season. Arsenal once again fell short of the title, recovered by City. These 6 victories against Wolves, Chelsea, Tottenham, Bournemouth, United and Everton brought satisfaction and allowed the Gunners to believe in it until the end. Also in C1, the Canonniers believed in it since they played a quarter-final against Bayern but they were eliminated after the suspense 3-2 on aggregate. The Londoners started their preparation with a draw against Bournemouth 1-1 before winning against Manchester United 2-1 and losing against Liverpool 2-1. They will still face Bayer Leverkusen and Lyon before this first day.

The Wolves had difficulty finishing the season, despite maintaining their position very early on. There is indeed only one small victory against relegated Luton 2-1 over the last 10 days, 7 defeats, 2 draws with worrying performances against City 5-1, Palace 1-3 and Liverpool 2-0 for the final day. In the end, they only obtained a sad 14th place, slightly erased by a decent quarter-final in the FA Cup. During their preparation, Gary O'Neil's men kicked off hostilities with a great success against West Ham 3-1 before losing to Crystal Palace 3-1. Wolverhampton will then play against Leipzig and Rayo Vallecano.

The Gunners have not experienced any major upheavals this summer apart from the departure of Mohamed Elneny (Al-Jazira) and the arrival of solid defender Calafiori. David Raya has signed on permanently, while full-backs Tierney and Tavares are back on loan. The second city has also returned to Lazio, still on loan. Apart from that, the solid central defense made up of Gabriel and Saliba, author of a fantastic Euro is there, just like Zinchenko and Ben White. In the middle, the two key players Odegaard and Rice will a priori be present, behind an interesting attack with Havertz (13 goals, 7 assists in PL), Saka (16 goals, 9 assists), Trossard (12 goals) and Martinelli (6 goals, 4 assists). Several transfers are expected to strengthen this solid base, notably Calafiori behind, or Eze and Bakayoko (PSV) up front.

 To avoid starting the season as they ended the previous one, the Wolves will be able to count on the return of many players from loan, notably Podence, Fabio Silva, Sasa Kaladzjic, Guedes or Mosquera, but also several already official arrivals, those of Rodrigo Gomes from Braga, Pedro Lima from Brazil and Tommy Doyle from Manchester City. In addition, Norwegian striker Strand Larsen arrived on loan from Celta Vigo. On the contrary, senior defender Kilman signed with West Ham this summer. The executives José Sa in the cages, Ait-Nouri behind, or the French-speaking Lemina and Bellegarde will be present, like the attackers Sarabia, Cunha and Hwang, all 3 authors of a good season. The latter, however, is leaving for OM according to the latest rumors.